In familial hypercholesterolemia, individuals with two abnormal alleles die of heart attacks in childhood, those with only one abnormal allele typically die as young adults, and those with two normal alleles have normal life expectancies
This exemplifies ________.
A) complete dominance
B) penetrance
C) incomplete dominance
D) codominance
E) pleiotropy
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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The large, superior, rounded portion of the uterus is the:
A) cervix. B) fundus. C) isthmus. D) ostium. E) body.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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